Combination stool and carrier



Oct. 10, R. E. MORELAND 2,359,870

COMBINATION STOOL AND CARRIER Filed Jan. 7, 1944 2 Sheets-Sheet l Oct;10, 1944. E, MORELAND 2,359,870

COMBINATION STOOL AND CARRIER Filed Jan. '7, 1944 2 Sheets-Sheet 2Patented Oct. 10, 1944 UNITED STATES PATENT oFHca COMBINATION STOOL ANDCARRIER Robert E. Moreland, Houston, Tex.

Application January 7, 1944, Serial No. 517,471

3 Claims.

This invention relates to a combined stool and carrier.

An object of the invention is to provide a carrier for golf equipmentwhereby the same may be conveniently moved about the golf course whileplaying the game and which may be readily converted into a stool whendesired.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this characterwhich may be collapsed into comparatively small space so that it may beeasily transported from place to'place while not being used as a golfequipment carrier.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a combinationstool and carrier of such construction that the supporting legs may bereadily swung into supporting position so as to support the device inapproximately upright position, so that it may be utilized as a stool,and latched in said position so that the device may also be used tocarry the equipment about the course while the game is being played, thelegs being so pivoted that when unlatched they will automatically swinginto alignment with the side members of the holder when the device islifted to be carried about.

with the above and other objects in view, the invention has particularrelation to certain novel features of construction arrangement of partsand use; an example of which is given in this specification andillustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 shows a side elevation of the device latched in position foruse either as a stool or carrier.

Figure 2 shows a transverse sectional view thereof taken on the line 2-2of Figure 1, and

Figure 3 shows a side view of the carrier in collapsed position.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the numerals l and 2designate the side members of the golf club holder which are formed ofany suitable rigid material. These side members are connected at thebottom by the cross bar 3 and are connected at the top, andapproximately midway between the top and bottom, by the cross racks 4and 5, so as to form an approximately rectangular, rigid structure.

The racks 4 and 5 are constructed to receive golf clubs 6 as shown inFigures 1 and 3. The holder above described is substantially similar tothat shown in Patent No. 2,031,119 issued to this applicant on Feb. 18,1936. The grip ends of the handles of the golf clubs will rest on thecross bar 3 and will be retained thereon and protected by the fabricside walls which are secured at their margins to opposite edges of theside members I and 2 and extend from the bar 3 up approximately to therack 5, as shown in said patent.

Pivoted to the outer sides of the respective side I, 2 are the legs 8,8, which are pivoted to move on a common transverse axis by the bolts 9,9. The lower ends of these legs are secured in fixed relation by thecross bar It! and the upper ends of the legs extend forwardly beyond theside members I, 2 and are secured together by the cross bars II which isattached to their forward edges;

The legs 8 may be pivoted to the side members I and 2 at points nearerthe upper ends than the lower ends ofsaid legs and the lower ends of thelegs are extended beneath the lower ends of the side members I, 2 sothat when the carrier is set down on the ground the lower ends of theside members I and 2 will swing forwardly into the position shown inFigure 1 and the carrier will be thereby maintained in upright positionwith the side members I and 2 declining rearwardly from the vertical.

The side members I, 2 have a cross bar l2 secured to their forwardedges. This cross bar is located intermediate the ends of the sidemembers and there is a flexible support I3 forming a seat. One end ofthis support is fastened to the cross bar I2 and is passed up around therear side of said cross bar and over its top margin and the forward endof the support I3 is passed over the top margin of the cross bar II andis secured to the forward side of said last mentioned cross bar as shownin Figures 1 and 3.

There is a transverse plate I 4 which is connected by the strap hingesI5, I5, to the lower ends of the legs 8, 8, so that the plate may befolded up against the rear edges of said legs as shown in Figure 3. Atransverse axle I6 15 secured to the underside of this plate and saidaxle has the end spindles l1, l1, on which the ground wheels I8, I8, aremounted to rotate.

There is a handle I9 whose upper end is formed into a hand grip 20. Thelower end of this handle is fastened to the rack 5, as clearly shown inFigure 1 and secured to the rear margin of the rack 4 is a bracket 2| towhich the handle I 9 is bolted. It will be noted from an inspection ofFigure 2 that the handle I9 is located midway between the side membersI, 2, and it is of sumcient length to locate the grip 20 up out of theway of the clubs 6.

There is a link 22 whose lower end is connected to the plate I4 midwaybetween its ends. Said link is connected to said plate by the straphinge 28. The upper end of the link 22 is pivoted to the handle II bymeans or the cross bolt 24. Said upper end has a lengthwise slot 2| thus,iorming the spaced arms 20, 28 which embrace said handle.

When it is desired to use the device as a carrier to carry the goltequipment about the course while playing the game the grip 2. may begripped and moved downwardly, thus elevating the lower ends of the sidemembers i, 2 from the ground and the carrier may be moved about on theground wheels It. In order to prevent the device from inadvertentlycollapsing while being so used a latch 21 has been provided. This latchworks through the slot 25 and is hinged at the lower end of said slot,to the link 22, by the hinge 28. The latch may be swung into activeposition with its free end in engagement with the handle i9, as shown inFigure 1 and the parts will thus be latched in the position shown inFigure 1 so that upon movement of the handle downwardly the carrier maybe shoved along on the wheels l8, as hereinabove explained withoutdanger of collapsing.

When it is desired to collapse the carrier the latch 21 may be swungoutwardly into the position shown in Figure 3 and the legs 8 may then beswung into parallel relation with the side members I, 2 and the link 22will swing inwardly folding the plate i4 up closely against the rearedges of the leg 8 and carrying the ground wheels it along with it intothe position shown in'Figure 3 so that the carrier will be collapsedinto small space and may be conveniently carried about or placed in amotor vehicle for transportation.

The drawings and description are illustrative merely while the broadprinciple of the invention will be defined by the appended claims.

What I claim is:

l. A carrier for golf equipment comprising side members, cross memberssecuring said side members in spaced relation, legs pivoted to the sidemembers and adapted to swing outwardly to form supports for the carrier,means for limiting the outward movement of said legs, a carriage,including ground wheels, hinged to the lower ends of said legs, a handlefor the carrier, a link pivoted to the handle at one end and whose otherend has a pivotal connection with said carriage, a latch pivoted to thelink and engageasle with the handle to latch said legs in said outwardsupporting position, said legs, carriage and link being movable intoposition alongside said side members upon release of the latch.

2. A carrier tor goli equipment comprising an approximately rectangularframe having racks for receiving golf clubs, a pair of side legs pivotedto the frame and whose lower ends are movable outwardly into supportingposition, a carriage including ground wheels hinged to said lower ends,a link having a pivotal connection with the frame, at one end, andhaving a hinged connection with the carriage at its other end wherebythe carriage is maintained in position to support said legs with saidwheels in contact with the supporting surface.

3. A carrier for golf equipment comprising a substantially rectangularrigid frame, means thereon for receiving golf clubs, a pair of sidesupporting legs pivoted to the frame and whose lower ends are arrangedto swing outwardly into supporting position, means for limiting theoutward swinging movement of the legs, a handle fixed to the frame, acarriage including ground wheels having a pivotal connection with thelower ends of said legs, a link one end of which is pivoted to thehandle and whose other end has a pivotal connection with the can'iag andlatch means for latching the legs in said supporting position.

ROBERT E. MORELAND.

